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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain |
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offenses to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a school |
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district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.066, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.066. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE BY TRUSTEE WHO IS |
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CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES OR WHO PLEADS GUILTY OR NOLO |
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CONTENDERE TO THOSE OFFENSES [OFFENSE]. A person is ineligible to |
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serve as a member of the board of trustees of a school district if |
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the person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo |
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contendere to a felony or an offense under Section 43.02(b), Penal |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.066, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a member of a board of trustees of a school |
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district who is elected or appointed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A member of a board of trustees of a school district |
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elected or appointed before the effective date of this Act |
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continues to serve for the term to which the member was elected or |
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appointed unless otherwise removed as provided by law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |